Whiters earns more honorsTech Sports Information Arkansas Tech's Terrance Whiters continued to rack in the postseason honors Tuesday as the junior guard was named a Second-Team Daktronics All-South Region selection. The Daktronics All-Region honor comes a week after Whiters was named a Second-Team All-GSC West Division selection. "I'm very happy that Terrance is being recognized for his outstanding performance this season for our team," Tech basketball coach Mark Down...

Colovic earns GSC West POW honorsTech Sports Information Arkansas Tech's Dario Colovic has been named the Gulf South Conference's West Division Baseball Player of the Week by the league office in Birmingham, Ala. Colovic, a senior rightfielder from Split, Croatia, earned the honor after being a force at the plate for the Wonder Boys last week. Colovic hit .550 for the week with a slugging percentage of 1.150 in helping Tech go 3-3 on the week. He hit safely in five of Tech's ...

Eagles top Hendrix on TuesdayOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - Jimmy Pannell's grand slam in the bottom of the fifth propelled Ozarks past Hendrix College 14-8 on Tuesday afternoon at Lonnie R. Qualls Field. It is the second time Ozarks (7-7, 0-0) has beaten Hendrix (9-7-1) this season. Trailing 5-3 going into the bottom of the fifth, Ozarks loaded the bases for the senior catcher. Pannell then hit a towering shot over the left field fence to give Ozarks a lead it w...

Sister act: Carters hoop it up in ClarksvilleBy Janice Penix Reporter CLARKSVILLE - Mandi and Savannah Carter have been playing basketball for as long as they can remember. "We started playing at the Alston-Shane Youth Center as soon as we could sign up for Girls Club," Mandi said. "And we've been playing ever since." Although they both attended Clarksville High School and were both major contributors to successful Lady Panthers basketball teams, the two sisters never got to play togethe...

Wonder Boys split Sunday doubleheaderTech Sports Information Arkansas Tech finished its four-game weekend series with Alabama-Huntsville on Sunday by earning a doubleheader split as the Wonder Boys lost the first game in a slugfest, 14-12, and then won the nightcap 6-2 in seven innings. "After the first game, our kids could have just laid down and quit," Wonder Boys baseball coach Billy Goss said. "But I know they don't do that, and they didn't." In the nightcap, junior Zach Weis...

Golden Suns open Spring golf seasonTech Sports Information SHREVEPORT, La., - Arkansas Tech Women's Golf opened up its spring season on Feb. 26 as the Golden Suns finished fifth at the Centenary College Ladies Spring Invitational held at the Shreveport Country Club. Tech finished the two-day event by shooting a 732 for 36 holes. Tech shot a 358 in Monday's first round, before firing a 374 in the final round on Tuesday. Leading the way for Tech was sophomore Danielle Lewis, who ...

Ozarks splitsOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - The Eagles suffered a 7-4 loss to Concordia-Austin in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, but came back in game two to earn a 14-10 victory at Lonnie R. Qualls Field. In game one, the Tornados (9-7) scored three runs in the second inning behind three hits to force the Eagles into comeback mode. Ozarks (6-7) did battle back, starting in the bottom of the fourth with a play rarely seen in baseball. ...

Tech tumbles in GSC title game 66-59Tech Sports Information Arkansas Tech continued its struggles with Delta State in the Gulf South Tournament on Sunday as the Golden Suns fell 66-59 to the No. 5 Lady Statesmen in the championship game at the DeSoto Civic Center. Tech, who was making its seventh title game appearance since joining the league in 1996, fell to 0-5 against Delta State in the championship game of the tournament. Tech won GSC Tournament titles in 1998 and 2003, but ...

Tech prepares for March MadnessTech Sports Information Arkansas Tech's Golden Suns were rewarded for their 21-9 record and their second-place finish in the Gulf South Conference's West Division this season as they received an at-large berth into this year's NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament on Sunday night. Tech, who fell 66-59 in the finals of the Gulf South Conference Tournament on Sunday, earned the No. 3 seed in the South Region and will face sixth-seeded Rollins C...

No matter where, Golden Suns will always shineBy Quinton Bagley Sports Editor The atmosphere at Doc's Place in Doc Bryan Hall on the Arkansas Tech campus was electric Sunday night as approximately 50 fans and supporters gathered round Tech coach Todd Schaefer and the Golden Suns to watch the NCAA Division II selection show at 9:30 p.m. via broadband. This was the culmination of a season's worth of hard work by Schaefer and the Suns. There had been disappointments along the way, but none o...

Suns advance to GSC title gameBy Quinton Bagley Sports Editor The temperature in the Desoto Civic Center was hot Saturday as Arkansas Tech defeated Valdosta State 62-51 in the semifinals of the Gulf South Tournament in Southaven, Miss. With the win, the Golden Suns advance to the championship game at noon today against Western Division nemisis Delta State. "We played two close games agaisnt Delta State earlier this season, and we weren't able to pull out a win," Tech coach...

Eagles fall in extra inningsOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - Concordia-Austin collected five hits in the 10th inning and put four on the board to secure a 12-8 win over the Eagles on Friday afternoon at Lonnie R. Qualls Field. The Eagles (5-6, 0-0) trailed 8-6 going into the bottom of the ninth, but fought back to send the American Southwest Conference game to the extra innings. In the ninth, Brad Broussard reached base with a single to center field. Jimmy Pannell...

Five Eagles earn academic honorsOzarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - Five University of the Ozarks student-athletes have been recognized by the American Southwest Conference as Academic All-Conference award recipients in men's and women's basketball for the 2006-07 season, announced by the league office Wednesday. The women's basketball squad placed four athletes on the team. They were senior physical education major Mandi Carter from Clarksville, junior environmental stu...

Watch party planned for SundayTech Sports Information The Arkansas Tech University Athletic Department announced Friday the school will host a watch party Sunday night for the announcement of the pairings for the NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament. The Golden Suns, ranked fifth in the latest NCAA D-II South Region rankings and who play Valdosta State in the semifinals today of the Gulf South Conference Tournament, encourage everyone in the Tech community to come out an...

Whiters earns postseason honorTech Sports Information The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys placed one player on the All-Gulf South Conference West Division Men's Basketball Team released by the league Tuesday. The All-GSC teams are voted on by the league's head coaches in their own respective divisions. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own players. Tech's lone player honored was 5-foot-11 junior guard Terrance Whiters, who was named to the Second-Team West Division All-...

Ozarks aims for big 2007Ozarks Sports Information CLARKSVILLE - A group of six talented seniors lead the way for the 2007 University of the Ozarks softball team. The veteran club, which has seven starters back, gives Ozarks a solid core of experienced players for head coach Elizabeth Caroscio's second season. The Lady Eagles return 72 percent of their offensive run production and 195 of the team's 256 hits from a year ago. Three of the team's starting players will be...

Suns 65, West Alabama 55By Quinton Bagley Sports Editor Despite a sluggish start, Arkansas Tech University finally got things going in the second half to defeat West Alabama 65-55 in Thursday's quarterfinals of the Gulf South Conference Tournament at the Desoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss. The Golden Suns (20-8) will play in the semifinals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday against Valdosta State, which defeated Harding 69-42 on Thursday. "We were 5-of-18 from our post posit...

Baker wears many hats: student, athlete and momBy Janice Penix Reporter As the leading rebounder and second leading scorer for the Arkansas Tech University Golden Suns, junior Krishna Baker has led her team from a 3-3 record to a 19-8 record and second place in the Gulf South Conference West Division in less than three months. The 6-1 forward has a dominating presence on the court, averaging 10.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. But the challenges Baker has overcome off the court are what...